Ingredients

  • 3-4 napa cabbage leaves (cut them into 2 cm crosswise)
  • 1/3 carrot (cut into thin sticks, 3 cm long)
  • 30 g chinese chives (cut into 3 cm long)
  • 1 mackerel fillet (cut into bite sized pieces)
  • 1 tbsp grated ginger
  • 200 cc *dashi
  • 1 tbsp *sugar
  • 2 tbsp *mirin
  • 1 1/2 tbsp *soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp potato starch (dissolved in 1 tbsp water)
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil

Method

  • Drain the water off the mackerel fillet well.
  • Sprinkle them with salt and pepper.
  • Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat, stir fry napa cabbage stem-first and carrot.
  • Add the Broth ingredients, bring to a simmer.
  • Add the mackerel and simmer for about 5 mins with a lid.
  • Add the napa cabbage leaves, chinese chives and keep simmering for about 2~3 mins.
  • Add grated ginger, stir once.
  • Add dissolved mixture of potato starch and water, and stir well to thicken the broth with them.